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Hepatorenal syndrome: The 8 <sup>th </sup>international consensus conference of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Group

Nadim, MK and Kellum, JA and Davenport, A and Wong, F and Davis, C and Pannu, N and Tolwani, A and Bellomo, R and Genyk, YS (2012) Hepatorenal syndrome: The 8 <sup>th </sup>international consensus conference of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Group. Critical Care, 16 (1). ISSN 1364-8535

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Abstract

Introduction: Renal dysfunction is a common complication in patients with end-stage cirrhosis. Since the original publication of the definition and diagnostic criteria for the hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), there have been major advances in our understanding of its pathogenesis. The prognosis of patients with cirrhosis who develop HRS remains poor, with a median survival without liver transplantation of less than six months. However, a number of pharmacological and other therapeutic strategies have now become available which offer the ability to prevent or treat renal dysfunction more effectively in this setting. Accordingly, we sought to review the available evidence, make recommendations and delineate key questions for future studies.Methods: We undertook a systematic review of the literature using Medline, PubMed and Web of Science, data provided by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients and the bibliographies of key reviews. We determined a list of key questions and convened a two-day consensus conference to develop summary statements via a series of alternating breakout and plenary sessions. In these sessions, we identified supporting evidence and generated recommendations and/or directions for future research.Results: Of the 30 questions considered, we found inadequate evidence for the majority of questions and our recommendations were mainly based on expert opinion. There was insufficient evidence to grade three questions, but we were able to develop a consensus definition for acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis and provide consensus recommendations for future investigations to address key areas of uncertainty.Conclusions: Despite a paucity of sufficiently powered prospectively randomized trials, we were able to establish an evidence-based appraisal of this field and develop a set of consensus recommendations to standardize care and direct further research for patients with cirrhosis and renal dysfunction. © 2012 Nadim et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Nadim, MK
Kellum, JAkellum@pitt.eduKELLUM0000-0003-1995-2653
Davenport, A
Wong, F
Davis, C
Pannu, N
Tolwani, A
Bellomo, R
Genyk, YS
Date: 9 February 2012
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Critical Care
Volume: 16
Number: 1
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1186/cc11188
Schools and Programs: School of Medicine > Critical Care Medicine
Refereed: Yes
ISSN: 1364-8535
Date Deposited: 20 Oct 2016 18:04
Last Modified: 18 Feb 2019 14:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/29960

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